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From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com:
Rendering the background first caused the lighting to be a bit off. Maybe more zoom on the actual technology would be nice as well. But the overall effect is quite worthwhile.

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From tyler@cg1.org:
Very nice! The background looks...flat though.

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From rgow@lanset.com:
Good modeling & textures. Image looks a little flat on my monitor, not sure if it's lighting or if you intended that.

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From suso@suso.org:
Whoa!  This is one of my favorites because of the amount of realism and the simplicity of the scene.  So were the trees in the background actually rendered or are they from a photograph?

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From jjaguar@worldnet.att.net:
There is something odd about the background, it's quite apparent that
it's mapped to a flat plane just behind the tractor.  It looks like the
tractor is indoors, in a large room with a mural on the wall.

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From jrcsurvey@aol.com:
Nicely composed.  The particularity of the machinery set against the 
timelessness of nature is an interesting take on the topic.

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From slone@hiwaay.net:
Wonderful image with a nice, slow, soft feel to it. Objects are a bit small but 
well modeled, though the colors are a bit bold (but nice). Excellent job on the 
dirt, it really has the look of dirt traveled over, and the trees are excellent.
What appears to be a canal or creek looks a bit regular; some variation might
make it look more real. I can't really tell if that's smoke coming from the
smokestack, but it looks a little vertical if it is. The driver looks great, very
natural. The distant trees are a little dark and fuzzy, but overall this looks a 
lot like a real contryside, quite an accomplishment!